Today is a brilliant day in Vernon, blue sky and bright
sun. The temperature is -4c., but
it felt warmer as I walked to the Black Rock and back around noon. I have just learned that in a list of
Canadian cities with the least sun in winter, Vernon ranks sixth, so I
appreciate the fact that today and tomorrow are forecast to be cloudless. The person who made me aware of the
above fact has moved here from Wakefield for the winter and perhaps to stay. He studied weather conditions all
across Canada before settling on Vernon, much as my dad did before they decided
to retire to Victoria. He was
undeterred by the dull statistics because he had read Mo’s blog, which sings
the praises of the area and heard other accounts of the ski conditions at
Sovereign and Silver Star. I met
him with Mo and John the other day and discovered that I didn’t know him but
had skied with his wife when Jim and I took downhill racing classes from Jay’s
coach years ago.
One down side to life in Vernon is that it’s very difficult
to get CBC Radio 2 on my radios, and I’m sick for the moment of all the talking
on Radio1. So in an effort to
change and expand my outlook, I have figured out how to get Radio 2 on my
laptop and am presently listening to “Deep Roots”, a program featuring new
Canadian roots music and some international roots music. The best part is that I can choose
which region to pull the music in from; I’m presently listening to Central
Canada. Not bad, eh. By the way, someone recently told me
that ‘eh’ is dying. Young
Canadians aren’t saying it. I
hadn’t noticed, but I’ve been hanging out with old Canadians lately.
Another way in which I’m slowly entering the 21st
century is thanks to Jay who sent me his old i-Phone in the Christmas
parcel. I had to drive to Kelowna
this week to the see the only person in the Okanagan who can unlock it,
whatever that means. Jay had made
sure that it wouldn’t be ‘blocked’ by his provider, but unlocking is another
thing apparently. I should have it
next week sometime and then I’ll sign on with a server and get help learning
how to use it. I have two friends
who use i-Phones and will help me and the library offers seniors courses in
using such devices.
The sun is setting a deep gold light on “Jim’s eccentricity”,
turning that old garage into a delightful sight. I’m going to finish making kim bap for Mo and John who will
join me for a beer and snack before we go to a movie at 7:00pm.
Talking of technology, my good old camera finally snapped its last shot. The shutter won't fully open any more. I guess the next pictures in the blog will be taken by my new i-Phone or a friend. Here are the last 2 shots from the old Nikon.
A wind surfer at sunset off the shore near mom and dad's
The same sunset with the shutter already partly shut.
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